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A review by _bookdrag0n
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
3.0
3.75ish stars
I enjoyed the storyline of Rebel Angels more than I did for A Great and Terrible Beauty, but like its predecessor, I both liked and disliked this book.
The story itself seemed to have less dead zones than the first book did, and it kept a better pace….kind of.. Gemma knows she needs to find the temple and bind the magic, but doesn’t really put much effort into actually going and trying to do that. But we do get to see a lot of what life was like for young ladies in that time period – balls and operas and courting boys. I did end up guessing the plot twist at the end way before it happened, so I didn’t enjoy the shock factor there. It was just alright I suppose. I don’t see how anyone couldn’t see that coming a mile away.
The girls are all still selfish and rude, especially to each other, so I don’t see how they can claim they love each other. Felicity fat shames Ann, they constantly comment on how she’s not beautiful or pretty or worth anything…but get mad at her when she is down on herself? Hello? Y’all are down on her all the time, where do you think she learns it from??? Felicity still blames Gemma for the death of Pippa when it was really out of Gemma’s control. If she didn’t get the other girls out, they’d all be dead. So she can’t win with any decision there. There is no character growth from any of them except Gemma who, while being appropriately naive on certain things, really comes into her own by the end of the book.
Did I love this book? No. Do I love the characters? Also no. Am I going to read the last book anyway to see how it all ends? Why yes I am.
I enjoyed the storyline of Rebel Angels more than I did for A Great and Terrible Beauty, but like its predecessor, I both liked and disliked this book.
The story itself seemed to have less dead zones than the first book did, and it kept a better pace….kind of.. Gemma knows she needs to find the temple and bind the magic, but doesn’t really put much effort into actually going and trying to do that. But we do get to see a lot of what life was like for young ladies in that time period – balls and operas and courting boys. I did end up guessing the plot twist at the end way before it happened, so I didn’t enjoy the shock factor there. It was just alright I suppose. I don’t see how anyone couldn’t see that coming a mile away.
The girls are all still selfish and rude, especially to each other, so I don’t see how they can claim they love each other. Felicity fat shames Ann, they constantly comment on how she’s not beautiful or pretty or worth anything…but get mad at her when she is down on herself? Hello? Y’all are down on her all the time, where do you think she learns it from??? Felicity still blames Gemma for the death of Pippa when it was really out of Gemma’s control. If she didn’t get the other girls out, they’d all be dead. So she can’t win with any decision there. There is no character growth from any of them except Gemma who, while being appropriately naive on certain things, really comes into her own by the end of the book.
Did I love this book? No. Do I love the characters? Also no. Am I going to read the last book anyway to see how it all ends? Why yes I am.